| AOL to Offer Legal MP3 Downloads |
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| Thursday, 28 July 2005 | ||
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AOL to Offer Legal MP3 Downloads BetaNews AOL said on Thursday it would offer free music downloads through AOLMusic.com that would carry tunes from popular mainstream artists - without digital rights management. The songs would come in the traditional MP3 format without restrictions, meaning the user would be able to do with the track as they pleased. The selections will change each month, and AOL told BetaNews that 16 artists would be featured at launch. The number of tracks would vary, AOL said, based on agreements between the company and record labels. While other MP3-based music stores have surfaced in recent months, none have provided mainstream artists due to resistance from the record industry. AOL's offering would be the first legal MP3-based download catalog.
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